ORIGINAL: GMMAT
To use you asan example ( and my memory may be wrong), i believe that you mentioned that the only 2 mature bucks you have seen in your area were the 2 you shot. I think you also mentioned that you only saw 1 and a half year olds this past year except for the second mature buck. Does that mean that next year the top end buck for your area is a 2 and a half year old fork horn?
I've seen 3.
Why would a 2.5 yr old be a forkhorn? Also....with displacement/relocation/travelers....I have no idea of what my woodsmay see come through them this fall. None.
You guys take what I say in too broad a sense. I speak ONLY of the woods I'm hunting. Adjacent properties are unknowns.....for sure.
It didnt have to be and probably wouldnt be a forkhorn, i was just trying to establish a smaller caliber deer.
What you just said though is what i have been trying to say. IMO a top end deer for any given area might not be and probably isnt what you are seeing and probably even have access to, but there is that very small chance he could walk by one day. Now if this discussion was what is the largest caliber deer that you have an expectation to shoot each year, thats a whole different story.